After becoming the most successful second-year head coach in San Diego State history, Rocky Long has earned himself a contract extension.

On Thursday, Long agreed to a two-year extension that will keep him at Montezuma Mesa through 2017. Long's initial contract with SDSU was a five-year deal worth $4 million that would have expired in 2015.

“I am very excited about the future of Aztec football under Rocky Long’s leadership,” said SDSU Athletic Director Jim Sterk. “Coach Long has continued the growth and the success in all aspects of our program, while gaining more regional and national interest. I look forward to next season as we look to defend our Mountain West title.”

What's more noteworthy than the extension itself is the fact that Long will not be getting a raise along with it.

In this era of multi-millionaire football coaches and blockbuster contracts, that's about as rare as a two-legged dog.

But Long, 63, said he's perfectly content with his $800,000 annual salary.

"I didn't get a raise. I didn't ask for one either," Long said. "I feel very comfortable, so I didn't change it."

Sterk said that when he sat down with Long and asked him what was most important to him and the program, the coach never even mentioned wanting more money. Instead, he talked about improving facilities and increasing his assistants’ salaries.

So some of the Aztecs' assistant coaches will be getting pay raises. New offensive coordinator Bob Toledo, for instance, will make $300,000 – up from the $275,000 his predecessor Andy Ludwig made last year.

Sterk said not all the assistants will get raises because “we’ve done some in the past” but added that he’s also working on structuring different bonuses into their contracts.

Taking care of his assistants is one of Long’s priorities.

“I think our coaches staying here, that might be the biggest challenge to building the program to where we want it to be,” Long said. “Our assistant coaches are not paid very well in comparison to most college staffs, and I thought the willingness to give them a raise was very nice on (Sterk’s) part.”

Long has been vocal about his desire to remain at SDSU for the long-haul, and he emphasized that again during his press conference.

“I’m not interested in moving any place,” Long said. “I plan on coaching for as long as someone lets me coach, and as long as I can physically do it.”

He came to SDSU as Hoke's defensive coordinator in 2009, and was offered the head coaching job in January 2011, when Hoke left for Michigan. He's helped the Aztecs to a school-record three-straight bowl games -- two as the head coach -- and compiled a 17-9 overall record. In 2012, SDSU finished 7-1 in the Mountain West and earned a share of the conference title -- its first league title since 1998. Long was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year.

With 17 wins, Long is tied with Claude Gilbert (1973-74) for most victories through the first two seasons as an Aztecs head football coach. With his .654 winning percentage, he also trails only Don Coryell (.840 from 1961-72) and Gilbert (.697 from 1973-80) as the third-most successful coach in SDSU football history.

Success has come much faster than Long anticipated when he laid out his initial designs for a five-year plan at the beginning of his tenure as head coach.

“The (plan) was to within five years be in a couple bowl games and win a conference championship. So I guess we’re one year ahead of the plan,” Long said. “Now, the plan is to try and move to an elite level, try to be a top-25 team like our basketball program.

“And then maybe if we can have one of those really good football teams where you get lucky along the way and can win enough games to get in one of the bigger bowl games, that’d be nice.”